How to Use SIGHTRIGHT for a Stop-Shot Setup Check

Define a stop shot without asking the trainer to decide it

A stop shot is a playing question, not a SIGHTRIGHT setting. Choose a straight-in relationship that you already understand: place the cue ball and object ball on one line, select the pocket or target direction, and decide what “stop” means for this trial. Keep the distance and ball positions simple enough to reproduce.

Before the device enters the layout, write the cue, bridge choice, broad pace intention and the contact you intend to make. Do not use SIGHTRIGHT to select the line, move the object ball or promise a centre-ball result. If your question is about a stun shot, use the separate stun-shot setup guide; its contact and cue-ball movement question is different.

Make a small observation card

A short card prevents the setup and the shot result from being mixed together. Record the table, ball positions, cue, normal bridge, intended contact language and the maximum number of still entries. Add a stop rule for unclear visibility, crowded equipment, lost balance or any temptation to change your normal stance just to match the reference.

For the physical placement language, review the SIGHTRIGHT reference-plane guide. For a straight-in pool example with a different scope, see the straight-in pool alignment drill; do not merge its practice question with this stop-shot record.

Run the stationary stop-shot setup check

Recreate the chosen line on a clear part of the table. Place SIGHTRIGHT only after the direction is fixed, following the documented centre-line and raised-plane references. View the layout from above and from the side; leave obvious space between the device, both balls, your bridge, clothing and the cue.

Start from your ordinary standing position. Walk in once, build the bridge and settle at still address without beginning a stroke. Use neutral notes such as left, centred, right or unclear. Add balance and available hand or cue clearance. Then stand up fully before repeating the next entry.

Keep the block short and consistent. Once down, resist shifting a foot, craning the head or remaking the hand support merely to improve the label. If the reference is difficult to read or the equipment feels crowded, write “unclear” and end the block. An unresolved observation is better evidence than a forced label.

Remove SIGHTRIGHT before any shot action

After the last still entry, rise and move away from the shot. Pick up the trainer and store it beyond every ball route, the cueing corridor and your route around the table. Look again to confirm that only the original stop-shot layout remains.

This changeover is a hard boundary. Do not chalk, feather, rehearse a practice stroke or move the cue while SIGHTRIGHT remains part of the layout. The trainer-free practice guide shows how one plain observation can inform the next block without trying to reproduce a visual label on every shot.

Play a separate trainer-free stop-shot block

Use the same cue, bridge choice, ball positions and broad pace intention. Build each shot afresh. For every attempt, keep four notes apart:

1. Delivery.Was the cue movement free, restricted or uncertain?
2. Tip-contact intention.Record where you intended to contact the cue ball without treating the label as a measurement.
3. Object-ball contact.Describe the intended and observed contact separately from whether the ball was pocketed.
4. Cue-ball finish.Note whether the cue ball stopped, rolled on or drew back, then record the table result.

A stop-shot finish can vary because of contact, tip position, pace, cloth, ball condition and table response. It is not a SIGHTRIGHT reading and is not proof that your sight line is correct or incorrect. If you change the bridge, cue, distance or spin intention, start a new block.

Keep the conclusion modest

A repeatable still setup followed by variable stop-shot finishes means only that the setup note and the playing result did not vary in the same way. Review the separate records instead of correcting your body from one miss or one stopped cue ball. SIGHTRIGHT is a training reference, not a medical or eyesight treatment.

Finish when the written question is answered, the entry limit is reached or the comparison becomes unclear. End the session if you feel pain, become dizzy, experience uncomfortable vision or cannot remain balanced; take the concern to a suitable professional instead of continuing the drill. Store the clean, dry trainer safely, then browse the SIGHTRIGHT product page or SAILY CUE supplies for current product details.